Former Strikeforce champion Sarah Kaufman (15-2) is wasting no time getting back to action.

After failing to reclaim her belt with a loss to Ronda Rousey on Aug. 18, the Canadian has been booked to fight Kaitlin Young (7-6-1) at Invicta FC 3, officials today announced.

Kaufman, who’s still under contract with Strikeforce, and Young initially were slated to fight at an EliteXC event in 2008 that later was canceled in the wake of the promotion’s demise.

Invicta FC 3, the latest offering from the all-female promotion, takes place Oct. 6 in Kansas City, Kan., and the event is expected to stream online for free.

“Invicta FC has made huge waves for women in MMA over the last five months,” Kaufman stated. “It’s been amazing to watch so many of the top women all fight on the same card, so I’m looking forward to be a part of their next show.”

Kaufman lost her Strikeforce title to Marloes Coenen in 2010 but earned a shot to reclaim it with consecutive wins over Megumi Yabushita, Liz Carmouche and Alexis Davis. However, in a headlining role earlier this month, she became champ Ronda Rousey’s latest armbar victim and tapped out in 54 seconds.

She’ll now compete outside the organization when she meets Young, who fought Leslie Smith to a split draw earlier this year at Invicta FC 1 in a “Fight of the Night” performance. That pushed her undefeated streak to three fights, though Carmouche choked her out in July at Invicta FC 2.

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